XXVII. Elephantiasis des Penis

Elephantiasis of the Penis

Present state.?The penis is seven and lialt inches long with a circumference of eight and half inches. The tissues surrounding it are much hypertrophied but not painful to the touch ? the skin is discoloured here and there with white patches, the result of native treatment. Health bad and unfit for surgical operation. He was carefully nursed and fed up till his generaMiealth had sufficiently im...

Syphilitic elephantiasis of penis and scrotum.

Received March 2007 Accepted August 2007 INTRODUCTION Syphilis is normally manifested 2 weeks after sexual exposure with the characteristic painless penile sore. The infection rapidly progresses to the secondary stage unless adequate treatment is administered. The secondary stage is characterized by the appearance of rashes in which the infection overwhelms the body. Systematic symptoms such as...

Elephantiasis of Scrotum and Penis—Amputation

[Idiopathic elephantiasis of the penis: a case report].

We report a case of idiopathic elephantiasis of penis. A 41-year-old man was refered to our hospital with a painful penile swelling and severe miction pain. He had no particular past or familial history, and had never been to tropical or semitropical region. Physical examination showed a prominent swelling and flection of his penis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a significant thickening o...

Elephantiasis